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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before, left, and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket. (NASA via AP)

NASA Images Show Crater Carved by SpaceX Rocket that Slammed Into the Moon

A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before…

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Varieties Veterinary officers from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) attend to a male elephant lying on the ground after falling ill at Kitenden B Community Conservancy in Amboseli, Kajiado County, on August 12, 2026. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)

'How Many Will Die?': The Mysterious Ailment Killing Kenyan Elephants

Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest victim of a mysterious…

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Varieties The collision about 11.8 billion years ago, when a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with the Milky Way and merged with it, appears in an artist's concept released on August 17, 2026.  NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)/Handout via REUTERS

The Milky Way Devoured Smaller Galaxy About 11.8 Billion Years Ago

The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of billions of stars including our sun, has taken a long and complicated path to…

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Varieties American Airlines flight 718, the first US Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, lands at LaGuardia airport in New York, US, December 29, 2020. (Reuters)

Flight Attendants and Pilots Have Highest Risk of Dying from Radiation-Linked Cancers, Study Says

Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — even more than people who work with radioactive materials,…

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Misk Foundation and UN Youth Office Announce Establishment of Global Network for Youth

The Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), in collaboration with the United Nations Youth Office, announced on Tuesday the establishment of the Global Network…

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Varieties Charlie's owners described her as a “bit fiery”. (Lucy Roberston)

Cat Missing For 10 Years Returns Home on Owner's 30th Birthday

A 13-year-old tabby cat that went missing 10 years ago has found her way back home. Her owners Lucy and Hannah Robertson were “heartbroken” in April 2016…

Varieties A humpback whale surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York City on August 13, 2026. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

Whales Spark Joy in New York but Face Threats from Boat Traffic

"WHALE AT ONE O'CLOCK!" Eager cruise passengers zipping around New York's southern shores rush to the starboard bow: a humpback whale is up for air, a…

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Varieties Striped hyenas play an important ecological role by feeding on carcasses and carrion - SPA

NCW, NEOM Celebrate First Striped Hyena Birth

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW), in collaboration with NEOM, has documented the first birth of a striped hyena following the reintroduction of two…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A frozen section of the Ross Sea at the Scott Base in Antarctica on November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool/File Photo

Chile-led Team Maps Antarctic Plant Genome in Step Towards Climate-resilient Crops

A team led by Chilean researchers has produced the most complete genetic map yet of one of only two flowering plants that grow naturally in Antarctica,…

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Varieties A vulture flies over the Iraty mountains, southwestern France on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP)

Stubborn Vulture Reportedly Plucked from Plane's Wing before Greece Flight

A vulture who refused to budge had to be removed from the wing of a flight awaiting takeoff on the Greek island of Crete, in order to avoid potential damage to…

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Varieties Tourists visit the marble-waste dumping yard in Rajasthan's Kishangarh city on August 16, 2026. (AFP)

Indian Marble Waste Dump Becomes Unlikely Tourist Attraction

A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in India is drawing tourists, filmmakers and social media enthusiasts to a landscape that looks more like a snow…

Varieties This photograph taken on July 30, 2026 shows Maharashtra's Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Tukaram Mundhe speaking with AFP at his office in Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Food Safety Crackdown Snares Mumbai's Famed Restaurants

When food safety inspectors raided a Mumbai dessert parlor famed for its ice cream sandwiches last month, they found rats, houseflies and expired flavoring…

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Varieties  Corgis race during the Corgi Race Vilnius 2026 event in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

Corgis Race, Bark and Sniff Their Way to Glory at a Growing International Race

It's not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There's a costume parade, the "smartest…

Varieties This aerial photograph shows a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Waimes on August 15, 2026. (AFP)

Belgium’s Biggest Wildfire on Record Heads Towards Germany

Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record, which by Sunday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading…

Varieties A burnt vehicle after a fire that broke out in the summer resort of Siviri, Chalkidiki, northern Greece, 14 August 2026. (EPA)

Firefighters Battle Second Day of Blaze on Greek Island

Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be…

Varieties Conservationists warn AI visuals of wild animals make it harder for people to discern what is real. Alex Ogle / AFP/File

'People Could Get Hurt': Conservationists Decry AI Wildlife Visuals

The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia's…

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Varieties A photo of Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jaafar and his memorial. (Lockerbie Legacy Foundation website)

Passenger 53 on Flight 103: The Lebanese-American Haunted by Lockerbie in Life and Death

On Dec. 21, 1988, Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jafaar boarded Pan Am Flight 103, traveling from Frankfurt to New York via London. He could not have known…

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Varieties A ship that ferries passengers and vehicles during a 22-hour journey between Bangkok and the southern Thai island of Koh Samui, sails along the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on August 12, 2026. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

French Family Rescued After 16 Hours Adrift Off Thai Island

A French family spent more than 16 hours floating at sea after their jet ski capsized off Thailand's Koh Samui island before being rescued, a local official…

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Varieties Members of the Four Paws animal welfare organization carry a tiger to a crate for its transfer from a shuttered zoo to a sanctuary in South Africa, in Lujan, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Lions and Tigers Begin Long-awaited Rescue from Notorious Argentine Zoo

Thirty lions and tigers that were kept alive — barely — for years in cramped concrete cages at a shuttered Argentine zoo began entering jumbo-size transport…

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Varieties A handout photo shows marks on the dorsal fin of an elderly Iberian orca known as "Toñi," in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, August 11, 2026. WeWhale & Iberian Orca Guardians/Handout via REUTERS

Spain Investigates Likely Shooting of Endangered 'Grandmother' Orca

Spain's Environment Ministry has ordered an investigation into the likely shooting of a rare Iberian orca that was filmed swimming with wounds to its dorsal…

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Varieties An octopus is a highly intelligent animal (Getty)

Too Smart to Eat... Why an Octopus is Difficult to Farm

In 2022 Nueva Pescanova, Spain’s largest fisheries business, announced it was investing €65 million (£56 million) in the world’s first industrial octopus farm…

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Varieties FILE- A sea lion swims over sea grass in San Diego's La Jolla Cove on Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

San Diego Man Pleads Guilty to Kicking Protected Sea Lion in Attack Caught on Video

A San Diego man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught on video kicking and chasing a protected sea lion at a local beach. Tyler Muehl, an…

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Varieties A polar bear rests after sparring with another bear near the Hudson Bay community of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Person Fined after Using Foghorn to Wake Sleeping Polar Bear

A person has been fined for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, according to a local official cited by BBC. The…

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Varieties An aerial view shows smoke rising from fire-damaged houses, south of Stourbridge town center in central England on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)

France and England Battle Multiple Wildfires as Record Heat Grips Europe

Firefighters across France and in central England struggled against multiple fires Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of Europe, their…

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